Speakers

  • Jessica B. Eimer, Aquinas College, November 18, 2013: Creating Transformational Change at Aquinas College
  • Mark Z. Jacobson, Stanford University, April 15-16, 2015: Wind, Water and Solar Power, Roadmaps to a New Energy Future
  • David Orr, Oberlin College, November 11-12, 2015: “What’s One to do in a Hotter World? - Education and the Long Emergency”
  • Justin Mog, University of Louisville, April 6-7, 2016: "Embracing  the Challenge of Sustainability: Transforming Campuses, Reshaping Minds & Investing in our Common Future"​
  • Anthony M. Annett, Columbia University, November 16-17 2016​: "Laudato Si’ and the Moral Responsibility to Protect our Common Home".
  • Brady Beck, September 13, 2018: Land of Fire: "The Longleaf Pine Forest".
  • Gary Machlis, Clemson University, November 8, 2018: "The Future of Conservation in America: A Chart for Rough Water".
  • Gabby Ahmadia, WWF USA, Director, Marine Conservation Science, Oceans, October 30-31, 2019: "Conservation in the Anthropocene: creating a world where both people and nature can co-exist”.
  • Jonathan Foley, Executive Director of Project Drawdown: “Achieving Drawdown: Solutions for a Climate Safe Future”. November 10, 2020.
  • Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, April 28, 2021
  • Stan Cox, Research scholar in Ecosphere Studies at The Land Institute. Scheduled for November 9, 2021.
  • Jacob Lebel, activist, writer, and biodynamic farmer and one of the plaintiffs of Juliana v. United States. Scheduled for April 21, 2022.
  • Kim Stanley Robinson, best-selling science fiction author envisioning realistic, well researched scenarios under the climate catastrophe and ways out.
  • Maria Carmen Lemos, Professor for Sustainability and Development at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, presenting about climate adaptation.
  • As informal presenters aside form our Issa Speakers Series, two representatives of the Sunrise Movement Ann Arbor, presented about their climate and environmental justice actions.
  • Jahi Chappell, director of the MSU Center for Regional Food Systems and W.K. Kellogg Foundation Endowed Chair in Food and Society to present on April 25, 7 PM in-person at SHU.